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Private property and abuse of rights in Victorian England [electronic resource] : the story of Edward Pickles and the Bradford water supply / Michael Taggart.
By: Taggart, Michael
.Series: Oxford studies in modern legal history: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 235 p.).ISBN: 9780191719646.Subject(s): Pickles, Edward. -- Trials, litigation, etc | Bradford (West Yorkshire, England). Corporation -- Trials, litigation, etc | Water-supply -- England -- Bradford -- History -- 19th century | Property -- England | Abuse of rights -- England | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199256877DDC classification: 346.420432 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The case of the Borough of Bradford v Pickles was the first to establish the principle that it is not unlawful for a property owner to exercise his or her property rights maliciously and to the detriment of others or the public interest. This book explores why the common law developed in this way.
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The case of the Borough of Bradford v Pickles was the first to establish the principle that it is not unlawful for a property owner to exercise his or her property rights maliciously and to the detriment of others or the public interest. This book explores why the common law developed in this way.
Specialized.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.